Bridge du Jour: the Willard Covered Bridge. This bridge has a twin called the North Hartland Covered Bridge. Both bridges can be seen from I-91.
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Bridge du Jour: Martin's Mill Bridge in Hartland. The bridge remains much as it was when James Tasker built it more than one hundred years ago.
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Bridge du Jour: Green River Covered Bridge in Guilford. It was once the home of quite a number of local mailboxes. This bridge was rehabilitated in 2014. Just upstream is the historic Green River Timber Crib Dam.
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Bridge du Jour: the Creamery Covered Bridge in Brattleboro. This bridge served well for many years, but is now retired. It was rehabilitated in 2007.
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Bridge du Jour: The Williamsville Covered Bridge (45-13-05#2) in Newfane. Originally built in 1869, the bridge was replaced in 2009.
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Bridge du Jour: the Scott Covered Bridge. This bridge has a combination of king post and plank-lattice trusses. It was most recently renovated in 2016-2017. These days, the bridge handles only pedestrian traffic.
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Bridge du Jour: West Dummerston CB in W. Dummerston. One of the longest bridges in the state. It was totally renovated in 1998 and repaired in 2009. It was damaged by TS Irene in 2011 and again by a truck in 2017.
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Bridge Du Jour: Hall Covered Bridge in Rockingham. This bridge is an authentic replacement for the original bridge that was lost in 1980.
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Bridge Du Jour: Victorian Village CB in Rockingham. This little bridge was made from pieces of the former Depot Bridge in West Townsend. Stop by the Vermont Country Store while you’re there.
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Bridge Du Jour: the new Bartonsville Covered Bridge. Back in 2011, the original Bartonsville bridge was washed away during Tropical Storm Irene.
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Bridge Du Jour: Worrall Covered Bridge in Rockingham. The bridge was renovated between 2009 and 2010 and survived Tropical Storm Irene in 2011!
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Bridge Du Jour: the Kidder Hill CB in Grafton. This little king poster in Grafton can say that it survived Tropical Storm Irene!
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Bridge Du Jour: A.M. Foster CB in Cabot Plains. It was built in 1988 by the great-grandson of Alanso Merrill Foster. It's a replica of the nearby Martin Bridge.
This is a private bridge located on the Maple Glen Farm.
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Bridge Du Jour: A.M. Foster CB in Cabot Plains. It was built in 1988 by the great-grandson of Alanso Merrill Foster. It's a replica of the nearby Martin Bridge.
This is a private bridge located on the Maple Glen Farm.
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Bridge Du Jour: Robbins Nest CB in Barre. This is a private bridge and was built as a replica of the Old Bridge (VT/45-12-77x), which once stood about 100 yards downstream and was destroyed in the flood of November 4, 1927.
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Bridge Du Jour: the Moseley Covered Bridge in Northfield. The Covered Spans of Yesteryear website states that this is the youngest historic Kingpost-covered bridge on a public highway in Vermont.
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Bridge Du Jour: the Slaughterhouse CB in Northfield.
The bridge’s name came from a nearby slaughterhouse, according to author Ed Barna.
CSOY notes that this is the only bridge in Northfield with rounded portals.
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Bridge Du Jour: Station CB in Northfield. Unlike the Upper and Lower Cox Brook CBs, it uses a town lattice truss and crosses the Dog River. Like the Upper and Lower Cox Brook CB, it was built in 1872 and is painted red.
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Bridge Du Jour: the Upper Cox Brook Bridge in Northfield. The bridge was damaged during Hurricane Irene in 2011, but was repaired and remains in service today, along with its neighbor, the Lower Cox Brook Bridge.
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Bridge Du Jour: The bridge with many names...Second, Lower, Newell, Cox Brook in Northfield. Take your pick! This bridge is in the middle of two other bridges. You can see the Station Bridge from inside this bridge!
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Bridge Du Jour: Warren Covered Bridge in Warren. Some call this the Lincoln Gap Bridge. At one time, this bridge featured portals of different designs. It was built in 1880 and renovated in 2000.
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Today’s tour stops in Waitsfield and the Village Covered Bridge. Some call this the Big Eddy Bridge. You can check on this bridge anytime courtesy of the local webcam! Have a look: youtu.be/Uf6XmDa4ju0
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Bridge Du Jour: Pine Brook CB in Waitsfield. This little King poster is AKA the Wilder CB. CSOY notes that the bridge has gone through a number of repairs in its 147 years.
www.lostbridges.org/details.aspx...
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Bridge Du Jour: Coburn CB in East Montpelier. Some say this bridge was built in 1852. We do know the original deck was replaced in 1972 with a concrete slab. Today, the truss only supports itself.
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Bridge Du Jour: Martin CB in Marshfield. AKA the Orton Farm Bridge, this little queen poster measures 44 feet.
It was restored and returned to the Winooski River in 2009. The bridge is now part of Martin Bridge Park.
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Bridge Du Jour: Twin CB in Rutland Town. Unfortunately, it’s not much of a bridge anymore. It’s been used as a storage garage for many years. Many years ago, this one and its twin crossed the nearby East Creek.
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Bridge Du Jour: the Brown CB in Shrewsbury. This is reported to be the last bridge built by Nicols Powers.
In 2014, the bridge became Vermont's newest National Historic Landmark.
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Our tour this week stops at the last of the four bridges in Pittsford: Cooley Bridge. Sources say this was one of the earlier bridges built by Nichols Powers in 1849. The bridge was rehabilitated in 2003.
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Bridge Du Jour: the Depot Covered Bridge in Pittsford.
The bridge was damaged in the summer of 2005 when an oversized truck tried to go through it. It was closed, and repairs took six months to complete.
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Bridge Du Jour: Hammond CB in Pittsford. Built in 1842. It was closed to pedestrian traffic in 2003. In 2005, repairs were done to allow pedestrian foot traffic. It is currently bypassed.
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